Sign talk

by Ernest Thompson Seton

Effect. See Result.

Effort. See Try.

Egg. Sign Bird and Born; then indicate the size of the egg with finger and thumb of one or both hands.

Fr. l’oeuf; Ger. das Ei.

Either, Or. Hold out left V hand, back up; tap each finger in turn with right G. Compare Both.

Fr. l’un ou l’autre, ou ... ou; Ger. entweder ... oder.

Elk or Wapiti. Hold the hands above the head at arm’s length on each side, thumb and first two fingers of each spread, others closed; jerk them forward two or three times for three or four inches. Compare Deer, Moose, and Caribou.

Fr. le cerf du Canada; Ger. das Elentier.